Impact of maternal body mass index on obstetric outcome

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 655-659

  Sahu, Meenakshi T ^a   Agarwal, Anjoo ^a   Das, Vinita ^a   Pandey, Amita ^a  

^a King George's Medical University ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Maternal body mass index; Perinatal outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34548534745     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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